Egg poacher



Feb. 26, 1924; 1,435,237

H. PARODI I I EGG POAGHER Filed Au 30. 1922 WITNESSES l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 26, 1924..

"FIC HENRY PARODI, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

EGG PoAoHER.

Application filed August 30, 1922. Serial No. 585,240.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY PARoDI, a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Egg Poacher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cooking utensils and has particular reference for improvement in a device for poaching eggs.

One of the principal objects of the present invention resides in the provision of a poacher which greatly facilitates the handling of the eggs from the time they are broken into the receptacles therefor, to the time they are served. 7

I As a further object the invention provides an egg poacher which effectively prevents the breaking of the yolks when removing the same and which also allows for the complete submerging of the receptacles in the water without permitting the whites to flow out of the receptacles.

As a further object and advantage the poacher is so constructed as to set up a shearing action for loosening the eggs from the receptacles should the same become stuck during the poaching operation.

The invention furthermore contemplates an egg poacher which may or may not be employed in connection with an automatic timing device.

WVith the above recited and other objects in View, the inventionresides in the novel construction set forth in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a poacher constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away and shown in section to disclose the underlying construction;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional plan view taken on the line 22 in Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference the poacher includes a tubular standard 10 to the lower end of which is connected a pair of radially disposed cylinlar standard 10 and isconnected at its lower' end with a pair of radially disposed circular plates 15. The upper extremity of the shaft or rod 14 is provided with a manipulating handle 16 and an abutment or collar 17 is formed on the shaft above the upper end of the standard 10. A coil spring 18 surrounding the shaft is interposed between the abutment and the upper end of the standard to normally effect upward movement of the shaft and the engagement of the plates 15 with the under side of the members or rings .11. The shaft is designed for rotation within the standard 10 and is likewise permitted of a limited sliding movement, the plates 15 being rigidly secured at the lower end or adapted to move simultaneously with the shaft. A cover 19 is provided for each member or ring 11 to close the upper end and the said covers are preferably hinged as at 20 betweenthe strips 12. The free edge of each cover is provided with a catch 21 which frictionally engages with the member or ring 11 to hold the same in closed condition.

In use and operation, the plates 15 are arranged to underlie and close the bottom of the rings or members 11 to provide receptacles for the eggs which are broken into the same. The covers 19 are then closed and the device is submerged in the water. After the eggs have been poached, the device is removed to a point above the level of the water and the shaft is forced downwardly against the action of the spring to allow the water within the receptacles to drain therefrom; The device is then lifted to the point at which the eggs are to be served and the handle 16 is manipulated to turn the shaft, whereby the plates 15 will uncover the lower end of the rings or members 11. During this turning movement should the eggs stick to the rings, the plates 15 will set up a shearing action to loosen the same. The spring exerts a tension to cause frictional binding of the plates against the lower edges of the rings or members 11, whereby accidental displacement or turning of the shaft is precluded. The device may be used in connection with an automatic timer if desired. The covers 19 prevent the flowing of the whites of the eggs out of the receptacles when the device is submerged.

I claim:

1. An egg poacher comprising a submersible receptacle including an open ended annular body and a laterally turnable bottom underlying the lower end of the body and movable in its own plane to uncover the same.

2. An egg poacher comprising a submersible receptacle including an open ended annular body, a hinged cover for closing the upper end of said body, and a laterally turnable bottom underlying the open lower end of the body and movable in its own plane for uncovering the body.

3. An egg poacher comprising a plurality of submersible receptacles each including an open ended annular body, a hinged cover for closing the upper open end thereof and a laterally turnable bottom underlying and closing the lower open end of the body and movable in its own plane to a position to uncover the lower end thereof, and a common means for simultaneously turning the bottoms of all of said receptacles.

l. An egg poacher comprising a plurality of submersible receptacles each including an open ended annular body, a tubular standard to the lower end of which said receptacles are connected and from which they radially project, a rod mounted in said tu bular standard for turning movement, and means at the lower end of said standard connected thereto for rotation therewith and for movement in their own plane to constitute laterally turnable bottoms for respectively covering or uncovering the lower end of said receptacles.

5. An egg poacher comprising a plurality of submersible receptacles each including an open ended annular body, a tubular standard to the lower end of which said receptacles are connected and from which they radially project, a rod mounted in said tubular standard for turning movement, and radially projecting bottoms secured to the lower end of the rod for movement therewith, a spring cooperating with the rod and standard for moving the same in a direction to impinge the bottoms against the under ends of the bodies whereby to permit of lateral turning and axial movement of the same with respect to the lower ends of the bodies to cover or uncover the lower ends of the receptacles.

6. An egg poacher comprising a plurality of submersible receptacles each including an open ended annular body, a tubular standard to the lower end of which said receptacles are connected and from which they radially project, a rod mounted in said tubular standard for turning movement, radially projecting bottoms secured to the lower end of the rod for movement therewith, a spring cooperating with the rod and standard for moving the same in a direction to impinge the bottoms against the under ends of the bodies whereby to permit of lateral turning and axial movement of the same with respect to the lower ends of the bodies to cover or uncover the lower ends of the receptacles, and independently movable hinge-d covers for closing the upper ends of the receptacle bodies.

HENRY PARODI. 

